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Welcome to
Operation:
Military Kids!
Operation:
Military Kids (OMK) is a program providing ongoing
community support for the children of service members in the National
Guard and the Army Reserves. When families such as these live in
civilian communities and have a parent deployed, additional supports
are needed but are often inadequate or unavailable. Special challenges
occur pre-deployment and post-deployment as well, and OMK is here
to assist throughout these transitions.
We are a coalition of organizations that have come together with
our various skills and resources to form OMK. The organizations
represented in Washington OMK are: Washington State University
4-H, Boys and Girls Clubs, The American Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary, The Washington National Guard, The Army Reserves, The
Washington State Office of Suprintendent of Public Instruction.
Mission
Statement
Reaching out to military youth . . . "before, during and
after" their loved ones are deployed.
Goal
Provide training, technical assistance and resources for local school,
community and military systems to support youth and families
of deployed soldiers.
Objectives
- Create training manual and resource list for community and school
members to assist them in supporting youth and families during
the deployment cycle.
- Use existing systems and networks to disseminate and market Washington
Operation: Miliary Kids information and resources.
- Educate diverse audiences of educators, community members and
military on issues facing youth and families during the deployment
cycle.
- Provide support services to military youth and families by linking
with existing community resources such as 4-H, etc.
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National
OMK Website
http://www.operationmilitarykids.org
State
Partners
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